Imperfect building intrigues county

11:05 PM,
Sep. 2, 2013

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Tippecanoe County officials still are eyeing the four-story building north of the Huntington Bank building on Fourth Street as a possible place to expand and relieve overcrowding in the courthouse. But the purchase is far from a done deal.

The county's appraisal of the building at 111 N. Fourth St., which is just east of the courthouse, came in at $1.3 million, County Commissioner Dave Byers said.

They're waiting for the appraisal from the owner, Kentland Bank, which bought the building during a sheriff's sale earlier in the year. ...